Ross asked me to write him a note to excuse him from school at noon yesterday. It was the last day of school for seniors. They weren’t going to be doing anything in the afternoon. Finals would be over. Seniors are already getting out two weeks early, but even those last few hours were too much to bear. He’s eager to be out of high school–forever. He asked me to write a note giving him permission to leave at noon. I wrote the note then burst into tears when I realized it was the last excuse note I’d ever write for him….. Eighteen and out of high school. He’ll have to excuse himself from now on. Is it too late to start over with kindergarten?

Awwww. One of those bittersweet moments in life! When they are in kindergarten you imagine their high school graduation but when it comes..WOW.
Do you remember that old, old song by Jim Croce “Time in a Bottle”? Only once my kids were grown did that song have meaning for me. Now I blubber like a baby when it comes on the oldies station.
Enjoy him and cherish your memories!!

I feel your pain. Ohhh I sooo feel your pain. I curl up in a little ball every night and wail because I just cannot understand for the life of me where these 18 years went. Where did that little girl I have go to. I just didn’t expect her to be a young lady so soon.

Does that not tear at your heart. Two of mine have graduated and I have one yet to go. I cried like a baby by son’s entire senior year. I think the hardest was his last trip around his beloved football field.

What a nice looking man he is. I really like the addition of the pb%j sandwich in his hand. I work in the cafteria at the high school. I get tears every year when the seniors leave. This year was hard because these are the kids I knew since they came to the jr high. I have a 14 going on 15 year old who is eager to grow up. I am not ready for it yet. But we are working on it slowly. I think I might be crying at her graduation. Or jumping for joy. lol.

You cry when they start school and you cry when they get out of school…might as well carry tissues because you will cry at every other big event in their lives too…such as getting married, having kids of their own (grandkids) etc…. Buy stock in Kleenex and save some money…. gave a good one..

Three things went through my mind when I looked at this pic:
1)What a handsome young man
2)How lucky for his teacher to have your autograph
3)Is that PB&J on GRANDMOTHER BREAD?
I got so hungry I went & whipped me up a batch!

Hmmmm…..Picturing him with next fall’s kindergarteners. (giggle). He would look a little out of place. My son will be a junior next year and has gotten accepted to our state’s school of math and science (he’s smart), but it is a boarding school. So he is going to be basically moving out two years early. I am excited for him but sad for me.

I cried when mine started kindergarden and when they graduated. Let’s not count the times between those two events. My daughter’s graduation was especially hard as she lost her Father the year before. So I cried enough for both of us. Ross is a very good-looking young man. You should be proud of the job you have done with him (all of them). Enjoy Memorial Day week-end and to all.

Suzanne, I feel your pain. My oldest graduated from college last week and he just got a job…in D.C. (we live in Chicago). I’m proud of him and happy he found work, but this moving away is going to take some getting used to (and a lot of Kleenex). Wasn’t he riding around the block on his Big Wheel just yesterday?

My Princess just graduated high school this past Thursday night. I have yet to cry. I guess maybe it’s because she is not going anywhere yet because she is driving to and from college and staying here. Now when college is over and she leaves home, I’ll be crying my eyes out for sure.

Even if we would like to think about going back, I bet once there we’d be saying the same things as before “God I can’t wait till you graduate”.

There, there, Suzanne. Sandwich in hand, he’s looking at his mommy in the picture and you can tell he thinks you’re a hoot. What could be better? How well you’ve done! We’re packing to move and I just found my now 10 yo’s kindergarten pic and remembered surprising myself by sobbing my way down the hallway as I had to leave him that first day. How lucky we are!!

Golly, that is sweet! Congratulations! My little guy is in Kindergarten this year…

but my oldest thinks I should start letting her drive this summer. I’m not sure if I’m ready to let that happen just yet

ps I kept that oldest home from school Friday morning so she could see her little bro and sisters in a big Hawaiian performance thingy (which I blogged about -shameless self promotion.) I’m not sure if that was an excused absence… She was dying to get back to school so she could have lunch with her friends – hurry up mom, it’s lunch time!

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